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Despite poor sales reports, it seems that the iPhone Air 2 will be a reality. According to a new leak, this new generation is already on the way for next year. According to the well-known user Digital Chat StationApple will follow a “normal iteration phase,” which involves an annual update that would maintain the device’s current thin and light design.

However, this new model would solve the most important and repeated complaint of the current iPhone Air: its only camera. The terminal would maintain its 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR panel with Face ID, but the back would receive a notable update. The rumor suggests that Apple will add a second 48 megapixel sensorwhich would work as an ultra wide angle lens. This would make it a little more attractive compared to the competitors it has at home, with the iPhone 17 being the strongest of all of them.

Obviously, this new lens would join the 48 megapixel main sensor that the first generation already includes. The single camera has been the most criticized point of the Air. Currently, Apple promotes its sensor as offering “multiple cameras in one”, but this is limited to a 2x digital crop (telephoto) over the image, with no possibility of simulating an ultra-wide angle.

A horizontal design that would have a key disadvantage

The leak not only details the new lens, but also its configuration. Unlike the vertical layout expected for the standard iPhone 17, the new iPhone Air would place its two cameras in a horizontal orientation. This design change would not be purely aesthetic and would have an important functional implication.

Apple changed the orientation of the cameras in its base models to a vertical arrangement precisely to allow spatial video capture for the Apple Vision Pro. By opting for a horizontal module, it is almost certain that the successor to the iPhone Air will not have this capability. In this way, Apple would continue to differentiate its finest model from the main ranges.